This overall capabilities study was requested due to GTC's heightened interest in joint venture Sanswire-TAO's original study regarding its lighter than air (LTA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solution. GTC continues to evaluate Sanswire-TAO's two recent studies for technical collaboration purposes as well as business opportunity discussions with GTC clients. With this additional request for a supplemental study, the company extended additional time for GTC's option to further invest in Sanswire Corp. The second study focused on Sanswire-TAO's Mid and High Altitude program and illustrated the uniqueness and capabilities of Sanswire-TAO. The basis for the study was to contrast the unique approach of the Sanswire-TAO joint venture in adopting its patented lighter than air, non-rigid, segmented cell airship design, which differs greatly from the heavier than air "flying wing" or rigid blimp-like vehicles. It also covered:
- Endurance and propulsion through the recently filed patent application for Sanswire-TAO's segmented airship equipped with energy medium
- Proprietary autonomous flight control system implemented into the segmented cell vehicles
- The dual phased approach for immediately available medium endurance vehicles and future concepts for long endurance vehicles that use environmentally-friendly energy solutions
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